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Larry Isaac quoted in Vox: The real impact of the Teamsters’ non-endorsement
Sep. 23, 2024—Here is what Professor Isaac had to say in Vox’s article.
Read Dan Cornfield’s new publication featured in “Innovating Institutions and Inequities in the Arts”
Sep. 20, 2024—Dan Cornfield and his co-authors Chancey Herbolsheimer and Savannah Bastian published “In Pursuit of Cultural Equity: DEI Grantmaking Practices of U.S. Local Arts Agencies in Community Context” in a special issue of the American Behavioral Scientist on “Innovating Institutions and Inequities in the Arts.”
Read Prof Holly McCammon’s most recent article “The Narrow Confines of Institutional Activism”
Jul. 31, 2024—Holly McCammon and collaborators, Amanda Konet and Sarah Torrence, have published the lead article for the month of June in Mobilization, “The Narrow Confines of Institutional Activism.”
Check out Prof. Rachel Donnelly’s new journal article in Social Forces!
Jul. 31, 2024— Click the link to read Professor Donnelly’s journal article. “Job Insecurity as a Predictor of Gray Divorce: A Gendered Dyadic Analysis.”
Congratulations to our former graduate student Dr. Philip J. Pettis!
Jun. 11, 2024—Dr. Philip J. Pettis is a former graduate student of ours. PJ currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University (MSU). He successfully defended his dissertation in spring 2023. After being honored with the Best Dissertation Award from the Sociology of Mental Health Section of the American Sociological...
Prof. Lijun Song is the new Chair-Elect of the ASA Section on Medical Sociology
May. 30, 2024—Congratulations! Professor Lijun Song has been elected as the Chair-Elect of the American Sociological Association Section on Medical Sociology!
2024 Spring Award Graduate Recipients
May. 15, 2024—Sociology Grad Student Paper Awards Zhe Zhang 1st Place Paper Award: Table for One: “Does Being Single and Living Alone Protect or Hurt Health?” Rachel Underwood 2nd Place Paper Award: “The Process and Significance of Identity Reclamation Among Sheltered Women Experiencing Homelessness”
2024 Spring Award Graduate Recipients
May. 15, 2024—Sociology Grad Student Paper Awards Zhe Zhang 1st Place Paper Award: Table for One: “Does Being Single and Living Alone Protect or Hurt Health? Rachel Underwood 2nd Place Paper Award: “The Process and Significance of Identity Reclamation Among Sheltered Women Experiencing Homelessness”
2024 Spring Award Recipients
May. 13, 2024—Congratulations to the 2024 Spring Award Recipients! Sociology Honors Thesis and titles Catherine Allen (Honors in Sociology) Hospitals Gone South: The Impact of Hospital Closure on Premature Mortality in Rural Counties in the Southern United States Thesis Adviser: Dr. Rachel Donnelly, Second Reader: Dr. Lucie Kalousová, Honors Director: Dr. Laura Carpenter Elijah Crenshaw-Smith (Honors...
Celebrating Excellence: Chancey Herbolsheimer Wins Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award
May. 8, 2024—We are thrilled to announce that Chancey Herbolsheimer, a graduate student in the Department of Sociology, has been awarded the prestigious Provost’s Pathbreaking Discovery Award. This award, the highest honor from the Provost and the Graduate School, recognizes exceptional scholarship and outstanding accomplishments. Chancey’s dissertation, titled “Principles of Care: Understanding Occupational Enactment in Substance-Use Treatment...